Utah Code 78B-2-225. Actions related to improvements in real property
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78B-2-225. Actions related to improvements in real property.
(1) | As used in this section:
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(2) | The Legislature finds that:
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(5) | Subsection (4) does not apply to an action against a provider:
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(6) | If an individual otherwise entitled to bring an action did not commence the action within the periods prescribed by Subsections (3) and (4) solely because that individual was a minor or mentally incompetent and without a legal guardian, that individual shall have two years from the date the disability is removed to commence the action. |
(7) | This section shall not apply to an action for the death of or bodily injury to an individual while engaged in the design, installation, or construction of an improvement. |
(8) | This section does not apply to any action against any person in actual possession or control of the improvement as owner, tenant, or otherwise, at the time any defective or unsafe condition of the improvement proximately causes the injury for which the action is brought. |
(9) | This section does not extend the period of limitation or repose otherwise prescribed by law or a valid and enforceable contract. |
(10) | This section does not create or modify any claim or cause of action. |
(11) | This section applies to all causes of action that accrue after May 3, 2003, notwithstanding that the improvement was completed or abandoned before May 3, 2004. |
Amended by Chapter 97, 2020 General Session